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Parameter Description Values
-p Use this option to specify codepages for
file conversion. Default is no codepage
translation.
This parameter is mutually exclusive
with -xlate.
source codepage, destination
codepage
-d Specify the datatype of the file.
When you use “-m compress”, the
datatype values result in the following:
v text
Strips newline characters from each
record
Supports -s and -a parameters
Uses data attributes of
blocksize=23040, recfm=vb,
lrecl=23036, dsorg=ps
v binary
Uses data attributes of
blocksize=23040, recfm=u, lrecl=0,
dsorg=ps
Does not support -s and -a parameters
v VB
Does not support -x, -p, -s, and -a
parameters
Uses data attributes of
blocksize=23040, recfm=vb,
lrecl=23036, dsorg=ps
When you use “-m decompress”, the
datatype values result in the following:
v text
Inserts newline characters into each
record
Supports the -s parameter
v binary
Does not support the -s parameter
v VB
Does not support -x, -p, and -s
parameters
text | binary | VB
The default is text.
-b Specify the block size of the output file.
This parameter is valid only when you
specify “-m compress” for the
compression option.
nnnnn
The range is 4096–32760. The
default is 27920.
-s Use this option to strip trailing blanks.
This parameter is valid only when you
specify “-d text” for the datatype of the
file.
y|n
y—yes
n—no
The default is y.
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